2 Chattanooga Residents Participate In 2021 World Rowing Indoor Championship Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The World Rowing Indoor Championship has official world championship status. Typically, the race changes venues annually moving around the world showcasing a truly international sport and bringing the best athletes from all corners of the globe. This year, the World Rowing Indoor Championships were held virtually. Anyone with a Concept 2 rowing machine could enter to qualify. The qualification round was held in November and two Chattanooga residents qualified to compete in the World Championship that was held this past week.
Matt Snare, 37, of Harrison, and Preston McAfee, 49, of Ooltewah, both qualified and competed among the top 10 fastest competitors in their respective age brackets representing the USA. They both competed in separate 500-meter dash events from the GymMettle Garage Gym in Ooltewah competing against athletes from Australia, Germany, Great Britton, Hunga
Online World Rowing Indoor Championships set to begin Monday, 22 February 2021
The World Rowing Indoor Championships, which are being held remotely in light of the coronavirus pandemic, begin tomorrow.
Men s and women s PR1 2,000 metres races are due to begin the event at 12:05pm CET.
Tomorrow s schedule is dominated by Para-rowing and masters contests, although there will be men s and women s lightweight 2,000m finals later in the day.
Races are also scheduled on Wednesday (February 24) and Saturday (February 27), and will be streamed on the World Rowing
YouTube channel.
Regional qualifiers were held in advance of the World Championships, and a total of 935 athletes from 63 nations qualified.
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